Silver Awards: October 2022

Best Indie Short: Foeigras by Maria Claudia Nova (UK)

Best Drama Short: Acquaintance by Jiayi Gu (China)

Best Documentary Short: Heart of the City by Austyn Jeffs (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Victor’s Secret by Tingting Lyu (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: The Soundguy by Keith Obit (USA)

Best Action Short: Figures by Jamie Hegland and Jade Yurich (Canada)

Best Film Noir Short: Salvation by Zane (Canada)

Best Thriller Short: S4V3 H3R by Sara Victoria Bjerre Pedersen (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Radio Moon by Mohamed Sadik (Egypt)

Best Western Short: This is Their Land by Michael O’Leary (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Displaced by Akeim Toussaint Buck and Ashley Karrell (UK)

Best Student Short: Brick Walls by Brandon Forgione (USA)

Best Animation Short: The Head by Pablo Big Head Arriagada (USA)

Best Women Short: Bellybutton by Hilary Eden (USA)

Best LGBTQ Short: All Dressed Up by Nikki Gibala (USA)

Best Microfilm: Proofs of Tenderness by Pegah Serajeh (USA)

Best Screendance Short: Displaced by Akeim Toussaint Buck and Ashley Karrell (UK)

Best Mobile Short: A Warm Spring’s Night by Domenico Saverni (Italy)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Night Visit by Abdul Stone Jackson (USA)

Best Web and New Media: Just Another Day by Yihong Huang (China)

Best Director (Female): Hannahlisa Kunyik for Paukhofstrasse (Austria)

Best Director (Male): Usman Mukhtar for Gulabo Rani (Pakistan)

Best Student Director (Female): Tingting Lyu for Victor’s Secret (USA)

Best Student Director (Male): Michael O’Leary for This is Their Land (USA)

Best First Time Director (Female): Hilary Eden for Bellybutton (USA)

Best First Time Director (Male): Hiag Avsharian for Pulling The Goalie (USA)

Best Young Filmmaker: Alec Lam and Stella Zwart for Traces of You (USA)

Best Actress: Paige Rion for Amanda (USA)

Best Actor: Alexei Bondar for Tito (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Marlowe Holden and Scott Thomas for Women and Elephants (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast: Brandon Forgione, Joseph Vazquez, Avery White, and Mike McGovern for Brick Walls (USA)

Best Cinematography: Furqan Gul for Gulabo Rani (Pakistan)

Best Editing: Luxuria (France)

Best Visual FX: Robby DeFrain for Psyche Obscura (USA)

Best Production Design: Florencia Claveria for Keep on Looking (Argentina)

Best Sound Design: Thomas O’Neil for Figures (Canada)

Best Original Score: Kyle Blaseg for Figures (Canada)

Best Original Story: Hiag Avsharian for Pulling The Goalie (USA)

Best Short Script: Fitting Descriptions by Dave Reidy (USA)

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